Fall in love with the performing arts with The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion's 2013 Performing Arts Season. The Pavilion offers these exciting performances with free mezzanine and lawn seating at all Houston Symphony concerts, Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera performances, as well as free seating at the Star-Spangled Salute and Texas Music Festival Orchestra's concert. Plus, picnics are always welcome at all performing arts events. Lawn chairs are available for free at all performing events.
Performances included in The Pavilion's 2013 Performing Arts Season are:
Thursday, April 18Symphony of Dinosaurs! Houston Symphony ● Robert Franz, conductor / Philip Lehl, narrator
7:30 p.m. / VIP Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for the Hats Off to Reading Celebration and 6 p.m. for the concert.
Hats Off to Reading Celebration 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Tickets: $15 orchestra seating / Free mezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Friday, May 3"Madame Butterfly"Houston Ballet
8 p.m. / Gates open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20 orchestra seating / Free mezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of George P. Mitchell, The Wortham Foundation and Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts
Friday, May 10Maestro Graf's Farewell ConcertHouston Symphony ● Hans Graf, conductor / Janina Fialkawska, piano
8 p.m. / Gates open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $15 orchestra seating / Free mezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of The Wortham Foundation
Friday, May 24"La boh�me"Houston Grand Opera
8 p.m. / Gates open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20 orchestra seating / Free mezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of The Wortham Foundation
Saturday, June 8The Music of Michael Jackson Houston Symphony ● Brent Havens, conductor / James Delisco, vocalist
8 p.m. / Gates open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20 orchestra seating / Free mezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of Insperity and Woodforest National Bank
Friday, June 14Texas Music Festival Orchestra ● Horst F�rster, conductor / Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition Winner, soloist
8 p.m. / Gates open at 7 p.m.
Free event
Saturday, June 15 The Earth - An HD Odyssey Houston Symphony ● Conductor TBD
8 p.m. / Gates open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $15 orchestra seating / Free mezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of The Wortham Foundation
Wednesday, July 3Star-Spangled SaluteHouston Symphony ● Michael Krajewski, conductor
8 p.m. / Gates open at 6:30 p.m.
Free event generously presented by The Woodlands Development Company
Tuesday, July 16Bugs Bunny at the Symphony IIHouston Symphony ● George Daugherty, creator and conductor
8:30 p.m. / Gates open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $15 orchestra seating / Free mezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Thursday, Sept. 5Musica Clasica LatinaHouston Symphony ● Marcello Lehninger, conductor
8 p.m. / Gates open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $15 orchestra seating / Free mezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of The Wortham Foundation
Friday, Oct. 11Hocus Pocus PopsHouston Symphony ● Robert Franz, conductor
7:30 p.m. / Gates open at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $15 orchestra seating / Free mezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of H-E-B
Saturday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 10, 12 - 5 p.m.18th Annual Children's FestivalPresented by Devon Energy
Tickets: $8 in advance / $10 at the door
Friday, Dec. 12Holly Jolly Symphony SpectacularHouston Symphony ● Robert Franz, conductor
7:30 p.m. / Gates open at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $15 orchestra seating / Free mezzanine and lawn seating courtesy of Woodforest National Bank, KPMG, LLP and Talisman USA